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Two suspected masterminds of the murders of Muslim Sheikhs in Busoga have been extradited from Tanzania to Uganda. The two, Mohammed Matovu Sebaduka and Omar Mutuka were brought into the country last evening. They were arrested along with ADF Chief, Jamil

People's United Democratic Movement president Mario Masuku says he wont be free until political and social activism is allowed in Swaziland. Masuku and Swaziland Youth Congress secretary General, Maxwell Dlamini spent the past 14 months in jail and were r

Swaziland's former Justice minister, two high court judges and a high court registrar have appeared in court for corruption charges. They were arrested on Monday after an investigation by the country's Anti-Corruption Commission. The country's Chief Justi

Sharing resources between Swaziland, Mozambique and South Africa will help mediate water shortages. All three countries face severe backlogs in water provision. A water management conference is discussing this in Mpumalanga.

Rights groups are calling on Swazi authorities to stop using the criminal justice system as a tool of repression. This comes after the jail terms recently handed down to newspaper editor Bhekithemba Makhubu and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko.

In rural Nigeria, 80 percent of small scale farmers are women. Yet very few own land -- held back by a lack of resources and conservative male attitudes. Activists are calling for more rights for women farmers, including access to land and credit.

Shockingly a 10 year old suicide bomber killed 16 people in the northeastern Nigeria city of Damaturu on Sunday. The girl detonated her explosives next to a crowded market as shoppers were being screened by security services. according to media reports -

The Sino-Africa joint research centre (SAJOREC) hosted by a Kenyan university-the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT) will transform biodiversity conservation in the continent and unleash socio-economic benefits to communities.

The Olthaver & List group of companies announced that Namibia Breweries will acquire 25 percent stake in the Sediberg brewery in South Africa. Restructuring activities in the beer market will allow Namibia Breweries to expand its business activity on a br

As one of Africa’ strongest middle-class bases and with a pivotal role in maintaining good relations with the West, Kenya has been an attractive location for US and European investors over the past decade. Al-Shabab attacks are dominating the political la

Wildlife conservationist Jeff Flocken warns the death of Cecil the lion is just one case of many endangered species being killed for sport in some African countries. An American dentist is wanted by police on suspicion of shooting Cecil - Walter James Pal

An Irish military ship has recovered 14 bodies from a small unseaworthy fishing boat carrying more than 500 migrants. The vessel was found around 80 kilometers north-west of the Libyan capital Tripoli. The cause of death is as yet unknown but migrants are

More than 150,000 people have fled Burundi in recent weeks, and many are staying just over the border in Rwanda. Presently, more than 14,000 refugees are living in Bugesera Refugee Camp, one of the biggest camps in Rwanda. Conditions can be desperate, but

Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Rwandan lawmakers voted Tuesday in support of a constitutional change to allow strongman Paul Kagame a third term in power as president, backing a petition signed by million

Hundreds of people on Sunday (3/11) gathered in an impromptu refugee camp created by the Red Cross in Kisoro, Uganda. The Hutu refugees had fled the fighting in neighbouring Zaire but were not prepared to return to their native Rwanda fearing Tutsi repris

The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Angola has exceeded 1,300 people and the number is still rising daily, a medical aid group said on Wednesday. Richard Veerman, from Medecins Sans Frontieres' Angola programme said at least 31 people had died in th

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Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana cast his vote in Sunday's presidential elections which got under way despite ballot papers for four candidates not being delivered to polling stations. However, there were no signs of the violence that split this I

Intensive efforts are being made to save the unique but rapidly shrinking rain forest of the island of Madagascar, home to some of the greatest bio-diversity in the world. Only 15 per cent of the forest is now left, after a 35-year period in which the isl